Wayne Fenton, a 49-year-old man from the Plymouth area was seriously injured on the concourse just before 10am. He was rushed to hospital by paramedics but sadly died as a result of his injuries.

A 29-year-old man from Plymouth was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and remains in police custody as of Wednesday afternoon.

Officers have received authorisation to detain him for a further twelve hours.

DCI Paul Langley from British Transport Police, said: "This is a fast paced investigation and I have a number of officers working behind the scenes. The man who was arrested yesterday remains in police custody and we're continuing to question him in relation to this incident.

Officers at the scene

"I would like to thank the large numbers of witnesses who have come forward and my officers are in the process of speaking to those individuals.

"Yesterday's news would have come as a devastating shock for this family. My thoughts are with them at this stage and we have specially trained officers supporting them as they come to terms with this news."

Police are appealing for witnesses following the incident, which happened at about 10am yesterday morning.

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Senior Investigating Officer Detective Chief Inspector Paul Langley, of BTP, said: "We are now asking anyone who may have been at Plymouth station and witnessed what happened to come forward and speak to us.

"Any information, no matter how small, could prove vital in our enquiries. "Together with Devon and Cornwall Police, we will have extra officers in the area in the coming days, so please do speak to them if you have any concerns at all."

Providing reassurance to the public, he added: "Thankfully, assaults such as this are very rare and we are doing everything to establish what has happened."

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